BREAST HEALTH
Here are articles and information on breast health and breast care.
Breast Cancer (Treatment and Prevention)
Sensible Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines
Nicholas LeRoy, DC, Dipl. Ac.
Male Breast Health
THERMOGRAPHY
Thermography is an alternative to mammography that is not covered by insurance companies. It is a safe non invasive procedure usually performed in the practice of alternative health providers. Medical doctors read the results of both mammography and thermography. But not all medical doctors can read thermography results. Medical doctors reading the results of thermography have additional training in thermography reading to do so.
MAMMOGRAPHY
The standard of care in the United States for early diagnostic breast health is mammography. Mammography does use radiation to obtain results. Mammography is generally covered by insurance companies. How ever mammography is a late detector of breast disease. Mammography is designed to detect "NOTICEABLE" breast cancer, not breast cancer in the very early stages. It takes 6 -10 years of abnormal cancer cell growth before mammography will pick up any breast or tissue changes. Mammography has been over sold as a early solution for the detection of early breast cancer.
SELF BREAST EXAMINATION
Self breast exams are one of the earliest ways to detect lumps and changes in the breast. By the time mammography detects breast and tissue changes a regular self exam could have picked it up years earlier.
Men can also get breast cancer too. Male breast cancer is also due to hormonal changes. So as men get older they should check and have their breast checked along with regular testicular examinations.
HOW TO HELP YOURSELF
By increasing raw and living foods in your diet "daily" and decrease all animal fats including sea foods and dairy, you can increase your chances of healthy breasts along with other cells and tissue in your body. By changing your diet you will decrease and eventually eliminate your predisposition to unhealthy localized and systemic cellular changes.